Monday, July 25, 2011

Good Morning! I hope you had a great weekend. Our weekend was pleasant - I slept in until 10:00 Saturday morning. I guess I needed the sleep but I really hate when I do that. I enjoy my early mornings, I can linger over a nice cup of coffee while enjoying the peace and quiet because the kids are still sleeping. Oh well - it did make Saturday go by way to quickly but it was still a good weekend.

This week's challenge over at Paper Pretties is Make it Shine. You can add bling, glitter, metal, crystal glaze - whatever you'd like, just make it shine. So here's my card featuring the new digi image called Tea Time. Wonderful image, really great sentiments - you have to have this guy.....

So here's my card featuring the adorable Tea Time image, some great paper from Echo Park and a handful stashed items and tools. But how did I make it shine? Well, look close. The drops of tea and the button are enhanced with Diamond Glaze. I have discovered making my own buttons and I can't stop! LOL

Do you see my shiny-ness? I love love love making these buttons - so cute and so easy!! I did have some help creating this card by using the sketch from The Sweet Stop and drew inspiration from Our Creative Corner which was to use All B's (black, buttons and bows). What fun challenges.

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Hey Melissa, it's Chris from Easily Amused. I used to be a Paper Pretties DT too, I was on the stamp side on Wednesday so our paths didn't cross often. Anyway, I live in Bradenton, it's next to Sarasota, about 2 hours from Sanford.Do you like My Favorite Things stamps. They're having an event on 8/27 and I'll be going out for it.

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I am a mother of 3 amazing young adults! I am a proud momma of a Navy Sailor, a 2nd year college student and a boy entering college soon. In my spare time, I love to cook, read, stamp and make 3D paper projects. I've been a papercrafter for 22+ years and I love every minute of it. I decided I didn't have enough to do, so I also "own" a challenge blog, Tuesday Morning Sketches.
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All cards, scrapbook pages, photographs and text are owned by Melissa Craig. I have created the cards and pages with copyrighted material (Papertrey Ink, DRS Designs, MFT Stamps, Hero Arts and many others) and are for personal use only. I share these ideas with you, you are free to CASE the cards but ask that you do not submit for contests or publication. Also, please give credit where credit is due. If you CASE something of mine, please tell others where you got the idea. Thanks!! Happy Stamping and inky hugs.